Electric Bicycles

4-wheel Motorcycles

4MC: The 20 year making of the tilting 4-wheeler - This first prototype of an entirely new design of leaning four-wheeled bike not only offers an increase in safety but would will be legal for anyone holding a car driving license to use without taking an extra test – all while keeping the cheap road tax, having good fuel economy and being exempt from congestion charging. (GizMag; June 11, 2009)

Electric Motorbikes

A motorcycle that's fast, silent and green - The Zero electric motorcycle runs on lithium-ion batteries rather than gas. The Zero X dirt bike can be bought for around $6,900 with perfomance similar to a 250cc gas-burning motorcycle, no noise or pollution, 300 miles per gallon equivalent and less than 1 cent per mile to operate. A street-legal commuter motorcycle is planned. (CNET News; Aug. 2, 2007)

Directory:Axel Corporation's Hybrid Bike - Tokyo based Axle Corporation has introduced a new electric motorbike with a hybrid plug-in, electromagnetic-permanent magnet motor, and is seven times more cost-efficient than scooters running on petrol.

Hybrid Electric Motorbikes

Yamaha set to launch hybrid production motorcycle for 2010 - Yamaha's Gen-Ryu uses a YZF-R6 600cc engine to turn a generator which in turn powers an electric motor to turn the rear wheel, delivering the type of performance normally associated with a much larger capacity engine, and is packaged as a futuristic cruiser with advanced aerodynamics and noise cancelling in the cockpit area. (GizMag; June 22, 2009) (Image Gallery)

Mopeds

Fuel Efficiency > Scooters / H Injection > Hydroxy Moped Project at University of Wisconsin-Madison - Some egineering students with faculty supervision undertook some testing of some already-efficient, 90 mpg Vespa scooters, adding an on-board electrolysis system, ducting the hydrogen into the air intake; and documented an additional 10% improvement in mileage, attributing it to catalyzing a "more complete combustion". (Perspective, UW-M; Spring 2009)

Advantages of Electric Scooters

The electric scooter might be the next alternative in city commuting. The cost to travel 10-20 miles is well below $0.2 as oppose to $2 on city bus (NYC). The electric scooters might be desirable alternative in a time when oil is becoming more and more expensive.

Somebody may argue that the scooter still use the fuel indirectly (electricity). Yes. However, as oppose to cars the total mass that have to be move (scooter and driver) might be 10 to 20 times lower then any car in production. That is significantly more economical in terms of used energy. So what the cost and profit? For example in NYC the cost of commuting by city bus for in one year is $912. The scooter cost is $350 and the recharging cost for a year is less then $73 (assuming less then 40 mile traveling distance a day). The $423 for initial investment might definitely sense for short distance commuting.

Electric Scooters

Speedy Pocket Bikes - USA's #1 dealer for electric scooters and pocket bikes. Warehouses throughout the US provide faster shipping times and efficiency. Electric scooters going up to 65 MPH and 80 Miles on a single charge!

Electric Scooters World - Electricscootersworld has a varied nature and a complete line of electric scooters that are designed in order to fit your needs and demands.

Vectrix Electric Maxi-Scooter Review - The new electric scooter by Vectrix draws its energy from NiMH batteries which power a 27 hp motor. It emits no pollutants and operates in almost total silence. Its performance is like a 400 cc petrol-engine scooter - 0 to 50 mph in 6.8 seconds and top speed of 62 mph. Battery range is 62 miles, with a recharge time of two hours (80%). (Thomas Groussin; December 15, 2006)

Volta GT electric scooter - The Electric Vehicle Company is set to introduce the Volta GT electric scooter at the Alternative Car Expo on October 19th. The scooter will have a switch that will allow riders to select either a performance mode (allowing speeds of up to 70 mph) or a economy mode (allowing travel up to 70 miles). (AutoblogGreen; Sep. 28, 2007)

SolarVehicles.org - Free plans for building a solar powered electric vehicle with a top speed of 25 to 40 km/h, made possible by recent advances in solar modules, batteries and magnetic drives. Parts source list included. See also UprightSolar.

Don's Solar Scooter - Here are a set of plans for a street legal, affordable, and dependable solar powered scooter from Don Dunklee. The PV panels fold in for driving, and out for charging. Don rides the scooter 5 miles to work each day, and can fold the panels out for charging the battery while parked at work.

eScooter - Arrow 45 is a German 4 wheeled electric scooter with a top speed of 45 km/h and a range of 30-60 km. It costs about 1 cent per kilometer to run.

Veloteq - Veloteq manufactures power on demand electric bicycles for the North American market.

e-max - With a speed of 60 km/h, up to 70 km distance range a real alternative solution.

Sinclair C5 - The Sinclair C5 was a commercial disaster. This site is dedicated to show you the positive side of the C5.

ZAPINO electric scooter - Not only economical and non-polluting, the ZAPINO is also powerful with an advanced 3000-watt brushless DC hub motor, perfect for city commuting. Able to reach speeds of about 30 mph with a range up to 30 miles, you will be able to keep up with city traffic without contributing to city pollution.

Yamaha's Electric Commuter EC-02 - It's just $2,000 and can go 18 MPH. EC-02 is 30 percent recyclable and it can fold away easily. There is a special Ipod edition of the EC-02. (AutoblogGreen; Aug. 13, 2007)

Topmotorx - The new Electric Scooter is finally coming from www.Topmotorx.com , after years of proven performance and durability as the NO 1 electric scooter in China. Precision engineering and value make ZP 1500 watt and 2000 watt the best scooter available.

e-max ev's Germany - Much higher torque and acceleration, the nearly non-existent maintenance costs and the environmental-friendly zero emission. Higher range, incredible performance, lower recharging time, the offering of silicon and lithium technology, high quality at a bargain price.

Firebox - Ego Electric Street Scooter. YouTube Video. Video. Firebox, the website that has the rights to the Ego Electric Street Scoota , has sold out of the £999.95 machine.

Zac Scooter

Zac -- electric scooter from Portugal - If you weigh less than 176 lb, then this little 19kg scooter will pull you up a 10% incline. Can reach a max speed of 25 kph (15 mph) and give an hours worth of travel (at 15 kph). (TreeHugger; Mar. 29, 2006)